Going Under

Name: Going Under
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781760878641
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By Sonia Henry

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In Going Under by Sonia Henry, readers follow a young female medical student as she navigates the intense and demanding world of hospital life. This coming-of-age story explores the challenges, triumphs, and ethical dilemmas faced by someone striving to make a difference in a high-pressure environment. Through her journey, the protagonist finds friendship and resilience amidst the chaos, providing a poignant look into the realities of the medical profession.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the trials and triumphs of a young doctor's life, navigating the demanding world of medicine. This novel offers a compelling and sometimes humorous look into the pressures, sacrifices, and camaraderie found within hospital walls, providing an authentic and insightful perspective for fans of medical dramas.

Going Under

A darkly funny and sexy novel that blows the lid off the medical profession and life inside a hospital by a young doctor whose anonymous article about the pressures of trainee doctors went viral around the world.

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'A compelling eye-opener written by one who clearly knows.' JUDY NUNN, bestselling author of Sanctuary

Going Under is a rare insight into the world of a trainee female medic that takes an unflinching look at the reality of being a doctor. It explores the big themes - life, death, power and love - through the eyes of Dr Katarina 'Kitty' Holliday as she loses her identity and nearly her mind in the pressure-cooker world of the hospital. But it is also there that Kitty might find her own redemption and finally know herself for the first time. Darkly funny, sexy, moving and shocking, Going Under will grip you from the opening page and never let you go.

'There's plenty to shock but also black humour, camaraderie, sex, drugs and moments of poignancy.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD/THE AGE

'Hilarious, shocking, sexy and thought-provoking ... provocative and insightful ... A great read and an important story that needs telling.' FIVE STARS. BOOK'D OUT

'A devastatingly important novel ... told with a sharp edge of dark humour that is precariously balanced with frank and shocking honesty. I could barely put the book down, it's such compelling reading.' TERESA SMITH WRITES

'Please read this enthralling, compelling, true-to-life, page-turner of a book for yourself. A must-read for all.' STARTS AT SIXTY

'From the first grim failed attempt to cannulate a vein, I knew Going Under was the real deal. I'm still having flashbacks to my own intern days because of it. Sonia Henry writes with a combination of heart and precision that only the best of writers, and doctors, can manage.' NICK EARLS, bestselling author of Bachelor Kisses

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Going Under by Sonia Henry has been praised for its honest and raw portrayal of life within the medical profession. Reviewers appreciate the author's ability to weave in her personal experiences with fiction, creating a narrative that is both engaging and insightful. The book is commended for shedding light on the pressures and challenges faced by trainee doctors, delivered with wit and empathy.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760878641

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 364g

Pages: 416

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Sonia Henry

About the Author

Sonia Henry is in her early thirties and lives and works in Sydney as a doctor. When she's not being a medic she devotes her spare time to writing and has been published in Kevin MD (America's leading physician blog), the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Medical Students Journal, and has scientific publications in the ANZ Journal of Surgery.

Her most widely read article was an anonymous piece, 'There is something rotten inside the medical profession', which detailed the stress of medical training and was shared more than 22,000 times and re-published widely around the world. This article led to the start of a conversation that her novel Going Under seeks to continue. Dr Brad Frankum, head of the AMA NSW, penned an open letter in response to her piece, as did many other doctors who decided that it was time to speak out.

In her spare time, Sonia loves drinking wine with her friends, eating good food, and trying to save money to travel to new and fabulous places. She is a keen skier in the winter and likes Sydney for its beaches in the summer. She tried to join a gym but isn't a morning person so has replaced exercise with an extra hour of sleep.

She is passionate about the topics covered in her book and would love to be an advocate for change in the medical system.

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